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New Delhi: From an outhouse of an MP's bungalow adjoning the BJP headquarters at 11 Ashoka Road to 7 Race Course Road, the official residence of the Indian prime minister, is just about five kilometers, but it just symbolises the long journey of prime ministerdesignate Narendra Modi and his rise...

New Delhi: New Delhi's much vaunted address 7 Race Course Road will get its newest occupant on Monday night when Narendra Modi will shift to his new official residence barely hours after taking oath as India's 15th prime minister.
Sources said that Modi will move to the house after he attends...

Sydney: Australian Jack Brabham, who won three Formula One world titles and is the only man to have won the championship driving a car bearing his name, died at the age of 88 on Monday.
A fierce competitor, brilliant engineer and astute businessman, Brabham claimed the Formula One titles in 1959...

Follow all the updates on leaders who are in the race for various posts. As postpoll surveys projected that BJP's prime ministerial candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is leading the race, many names are doing the rounds for chief ministerial post.
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New Delhi: There is a flurry of activity at two of the VIP bungalows in the Lutyen's Zone of the national capital, with one preparing to bid farewell to its special guest of 10 years while the other is being decked up to welcome its new resident.
A sprawling bungalow at...

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge raced against each other during a yatch race on the Waitemata Harbour on April 11, 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand, the first official trip...

The first ever truck racing was organised in US way back in 1979. However, truck racing became an international sporting event after it evolved in Europe. The truck racing event was held at Buddh International Circuit. Six teams and 12 world class drivers participated in the race.
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The Buddh International Circuit will witness truck racing championship. There will be 12 trucks which will be driven by top British truck drivers. The T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship organised by Madras Motor Club of India will be held in two stages.
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The stage is set for India's first-ever truck racing championships as 12 Tata T1 Prima vehicle is gearing up to zoom in the lanes of Buddh International Circuit (BIC) on Sunday.
Twelve experienced British drivers will be competing for six teams at the maiden heavy-duty machine's race.
The racers, in the one-make...

Top British drivers taking part in India’s first ever truck racing championship here are finding it tough to be enthusiastic about the big machines which they say are much "slower" than what they are used to back home. The modified Tata Prima trucks have a top speed of 110 kmph,...

The first ever truck racing was organised in US way back in 1979. However, truck racing became an international sporting event after it evolved in Europe. Now, India is all set to hold the truck racing event at Buddh International Circuit on March 23.
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At a time when motorsport is struggling to gain prominence in India, two-time British truck racing champion Steve Horne strongly feels the first-ever heavy-vehicle racing event can become an annual feature and usher in a new era for the sport in the country.
"I know trucks are generally seen as goods...

Imagine you were a biking enthusiast - how far would you go for the chance to ride on a world class race track? An event in the National Capital Region gave bikers just that opportunity at the Buddh International Circuit.
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Chennai: Actress Shruti Haasan, who is equally popular for her singing prowess, has crooned a dubstep number in upcoming Telugu actioner 'Race Gurram'. She says the entire team worked hard on the song.
Composed by S.S Thaman, the song is titled 'Down Down Duppa'.
"What an awesome shoot for Down Down Duppa!...

New Delhi: Two Metro stations near Parliament House will remain shut on Monday in view of possible protests over the Telangana issue.
Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan stations will remain closed from 9 am to 5 pm, while Race Course and Patel Chowk stations will be kept open, a DMRC spokesperson...

This Taj city will host its first motorcar race on Sunday, an organiser said on Saturday.
Organised by Motor Sports Club of Agra, Taj Mahotsav Organising Committee and Incarnation Sports, the first Taj Sprint Speed will be held at Shastripuram.
Motor Sports Club of Agra president Rajiv Gupta told IANS: "The fivekm...

New Delhi: Delhi Metro said on Thursday that its services will be partially curtailed on Republic Day for security reasons.
It said the Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhavan stations will remain closed from 6 a.m. to 12 noon but the interchange facility at the Central Secretariat will be available.
Patel Chowk and...

New Delhi: All the four metro stations in north block which were closed upon the directions of Delhi Police in view of a dharna by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have been now reopened.
"All four metro stations reopened at 8.08 pm," a DMRC official said. The four stations Central Secretariat,...

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the Congress Working Committee's decision to not name Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha elections is final.
Rising before a roaring crowd of over a thousand party workers, Sonia Gandhi began her much anticipated speech by...

New Delhi: Sahara Force India on Friday announced a new technical partnership with Motegi Racing, a high performance wheel brand. The new partnership will see the team's 2014 car fitted with wheels carrying the Motegi Racing brand.
"I'm very happy to announce our partnership with Motegi Racing. 2014 is a landmark...

In Atlanta, children of many races share their Christmas wish lists with a black Santa Claus.
In Houston, Santa dons a red zoot suit and dances to jazz as he hands out gifts in MexicanAmerican neighborhoods.
In Indian Country, Native American Santas add American Indian attire to their red snowsuits, visiting shops...

Mumbai: Actress Deepika Padukone does not regret being unable to make her Hollywood debut with 'Fast and Furious 7' and says she is open to doing films in the West even if the role is small.
Deepika was offered to be a part of 'Fast and Furious 7' movie, but she...

New Delhi: One of the major parameters to judge a film's appeal is its boxoffice performance. The Hindi film industry becomes a bunch of naive people when it comes to choose one between the critical acclaim and commercial success. The popular perception of Bollywood is still that it produces films...

Mumbai: If things will turn out well, producer Ramesh Taurani will take the 'Race' franchise ahead and make the third part.
The successful franchise started in 2008 and both 'Race' and 'Race 2' turned out to be successful attempts.
Taurani told IANS: "We are still scripting for 'Race 3'. It's a very...

This month's Race of Champions motorsport event in Bangkok has been called off due to political upheaval in the Thai capital, organisers said on Monday.
Formula One world champions Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher had been among the drivers due to participate in the December 1415 event at the Rajamangala Stadium.
Tens...

New Delhi: Deepika Padukone has continued her dream run at the boxoffice with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Ram Leela'. The film is set in Gujarat, and also features Ranveer Singh in the lead.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the film's business, "2013 has been a remarkable year for Deepika Padukone....

Hyderabad: Telugu film industry will soon be adopting immersive audio technology Auro 11.1 by Barco sound, to give a new experience to the moviegoers.
'Race Gurram' will be the first Telugu movie to adopt the nextgeneration threelayer sound technology from Auro Technologies, powered by digital cinema pioneer Barco.
The movie being produced...

It is the fag end of 2013 and as we look back at the films that were released this year. From thrillers to romance to satires, 2013 had an interesting palate of films.
As we near to the end of the year, we present a series in which we...

Dubai: To celebrate winning the Formula One Drivers' and Constructors' Championships for the fourth consecutive year, Red Bull Racing ran one of their cars at one of the most recognised locations on earth, the helipad of Burj Al Arab hotel.
Perched 210 metres above the sea, on a helipad 24 metres...